I'm feeling a bit stifled in my city and want to move. My priorities are $1500-2000/mo rent and a path to an affordable house (see: picture), a unionised city workforce, good greenspace with an extensive parks system, good biking infrastructure, a good public university, and a good political scene. That leaves Portland, Minneapolis, Chicago, and maybe an East Coast city I haven't researched yet. Of those, Portland is at the top of my list because I'm getting an ocean for Great Lakes prices.
What's bad about the city that makes people move away? Is there a better option in Oregon, especially one that would let me commute into Portland without whatever problems it has?
Someone here said Oregon has a speed limit of 55mph which tells me there's something extremely wrong with that entire state
God that'd be nice. 60-80mph is standard here and it's way too fast for me. My small car with poor traction was the worst choice I could have made for the Rockies.
No lol.
I have driven all over that state. Maybe on the 1 it's that slow. But I-5 and I-84? No chance.
I-5 will feel slower but I-84 is quick and gorgeous.
that poster was wrong, they have normal speed limits.